For someone in pain or discomfort, the competent care provided by a nurse offers special comfort. Mother Teresa said, “Do small things with great love,” and nurses live out that motto every day, making the world a better place as they look after their patients.

It all began in 2002. I was doing a lot of counseling for a community agency that dealt with families and children in horrible situations.

Allan Machado, D.Min., was elected by the combined election committee on June 24, 2018, to become the 24th president of the 63,994-member Florida Conference. The following morning he received a standing ovation from Conference staff at the morning worship and staff meeting.

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, ranked Adventist Health System’s Florida Hospital for Children’s neonatology program No. 42 in the nation in the new 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released recently.